Making the world a little sweeter one pastry tip at at time.
The St. Honoré tip is by far the most requested of the specialty pastry tips I carry. It looks like a large plain tip with a v cut in the front. And if you have ever had this dessert, you would understand its elegant appeal. …read more
I was going to talk about a Tres Leches cake but thought about the Trois Frères cake, too. Completely different cakes, but both revolve around the number three. So, I decided to talk about both. Tres Leches Cake As the name suggests, this Mexican dessert is …read more
A friend asked me recently if couverture and chocolate were interchangeable terms. They are not (chocolate is a general term; couverture is premium chocolate with a specific amount of cocoa butter inside) but this made me think of other pastry terms that were vague or …read more
Coming soon: The Orlando Festival of Chocolate. April 27th to April 29th at the UCF Arena in Orlando. Demonstrations and seminars include the Cocoa Couture Fashion Show, How to Taste Chocolate, The Art of Creating Chocolate Figurines with Nicholl Notter, and all kinds of hands on …read more
Here is a listing of bakery auction and auctions with bakery, pastry, commissary equipment. Supermarket, Bakery and Commissary Public auction – double rack oven, proofer, spiral mixers, dough dividers, grinders, ovens, etc. April 25th – begins 11:03am eastern 1224 NE 7th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL. …read more
Today is National Peach Cobbler Day. My go-to recipe for peach cobbler at home comes straight from the pages of Southern Living Magazine. I was a fan of the magazine long before my big move to the South, and have yet to try a recipe …read more
Celebrate National Chinese Almond Cookie Day by making these crisp almond flavored sugar cookies, often baked with a whole blanched almond on top. Brush the tops with a simple yolk glaze to create a shiny surface after baking. Here’s one version to get you started. …read more
Here is a slideshow of the gorgeous models wearing chocolate from the Salon du Chocolat in Zurich, on March 29, 2012. I still don’t know how they can look so calm wearing chocolate – without fear of it melting on the runway. http://photogallery.thestar.com/1153738, courtesy thestar.com, …read more
The third week in March is American Chocolate Week – where chocolate shops, chocolatiers, chocolate manufacturers, and chocolate lovers all over the nation celebrate chocolate. This year it falls on March 19 and lasts until March 23. Here are 4 great ways to celebrate American Chocolate …read more
Here are auctions related to the bakery business, or with equipment that can be used in the bakery business: Detroit, MI: BBQ and Dunkin Donuts Shop, Deb’s Ice Cream Shop March 5th, 2012 From Detroit Metro Auctions. Of the many items up for bid, here is …read more